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Romania Electricity History, 1990 to 2025

Romania generated 64.3 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 49.9 TWh in 2025. Romania's electricity demand peaked at 73.8 TWh in 1990. The carbon intensity of Romania's electricity went from 584 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 259 gCO2/kWh in 2025. Figures are Ember annual statistics; Ember's series for Romania starts in 1990.

Key Facts

  • Romania generated 64.3 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 49.9 TWh in 2025.
  • Romania's electricity demand peaked at 73.8 TWh in 1990.
  • The carbon intensity of Romania's electricity went from 584 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 259 gCO2/kWh in 2025.
  • Romania's lowest carbon intensity on record was 243 gCO2/kWh, in 2023.
  • Nuclear's share of Romania's electricity went from 0.0% in 1990 to 20.5% in 2025, the largest change of any source.

Generation and Demand

1990 to 2025, TWh
Romania electricity generation and demand, 1990 to 2025 Romania generated 64.3 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 49.9 TWh in 2025. 0 20 40 60 80 19901995200020052010201520202025
Romania generated 64.3 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 49.9 TWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025, TWh
Romania electricity generation and demand, 1990 to 2025
YearGenerationDemand
199064.3 TWh73.8 TWh
199156.8 TWh63.9 TWh
199254.0 TWh58.2 TWh
199355.4 TWh57.2 TWh
199455.0 TWh55.8 TWh
199559.1 TWh59.4 TWh
199661.0 TWh61.8 TWh
199756.7 TWh56.9 TWh
199853.0 TWh53.4 TWh
199950.5 TWh49.6 TWh
200051.6 TWh50.9 TWh
200153.6 TWh52.2 TWh
200254.4 TWh51.6 TWh
200354.8 TWh52.8 TWh
200456.5 TWh55.3 TWh
200559.3 TWh56.4 TWh
200662.6 TWh58.3 TWh
200761.6 TWh59.5 TWh
200864.9 TWh60.6 TWh
200957.6 TWh55.3 TWh
201060.4 TWh58.2 TWh
201161.8 TWh59.9 TWh
201258.5 TWh58.8 TWh
201358.2 TWh56.2 TWh
201464.9 TWh57.8 TWh
201565.7 TWh58.9 TWh
201664.2 TWh59.2 TWh
201763.5 TWh60.7 TWh
201864.1 TWh61.5 TWh
201958.8 TWh60.3 TWh
202055.2 TWh58.0 TWh
202158.6 TWh60.8 TWh
202254.7 TWh56.0 TWh
202357.0 TWh53.9 TWh
202452.7 TWh55.7 TWh
202549.9 TWh53.6 TWh

Carbon Intensity

gCO2 per kWh generated
Romania carbon intensity of electricity, 1990 to 2025 The carbon intensity of Romania's electricity went from 584 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 259 gCO2/kWh in 2025. 0 150 300 450 600 19901995200020052010201520202025
The carbon intensity of Romania's electricity went from 584 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 259 gCO2/kWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025
Romania carbon intensity of electricity, 1990 to 2025
YearCarbon intensity
1990584 gCO2/kWh
1991531 gCO2/kWh
1992588 gCO2/kWh
1993589 gCO2/kWh
1994592 gCO2/kWh
1995565 gCO2/kWh
1996560 gCO2/kWh
1997480 gCO2/kWh
1998436 gCO2/kWh
1999441 gCO2/kWh
2000514 gCO2/kWh
2001525 gCO2/kWh
2002515 gCO2/kWh
2003574 gCO2/kWh
2004518 gCO2/kWh
2005490 gCO2/kWh
2006530 gCO2/kWh
2007530 gCO2/kWh
2008498 gCO2/kWh
2009470 gCO2/kWh
2010425 gCO2/kWh
2011491 gCO2/kWh
2012487 gCO2/kWh
2013390 gCO2/kWh
2014357 gCO2/kWh
2015369 gCO2/kWh
2016345 gCO2/kWh
2017369 gCO2/kWh
2018348 gCO2/kWh
2019329 gCO2/kWh
2020278 gCO2/kWh
2021290 gCO2/kWh
2022298 gCO2/kWh
2023243 gCO2/kWh
2024260 gCO2/kWh
2025259 gCO2/kWh

Every Year

YearGenerationDemandNet importsCarbon intensityLow carbon share
2025 49.9 TWh 53.6 TWh 3.74 TWh 259 gCO2/kWh 67.6%
2024 52.7 TWh 55.7 TWh 2.96 TWh 260 gCO2/kWh 67.2%
2023 57.0 TWh 53.9 TWh -3.02 TWh 243 gCO2/kWh 69.5%
2022 54.7 TWh 56.0 TWh 1.22 TWh 298 gCO2/kWh 63.4%
2021 58.6 TWh 60.8 TWh 2.20 TWh 290 gCO2/kWh 64.2%
2020 55.2 TWh 58.0 TWh 2.79 TWh 278 gCO2/kWh 65.4%
2019 58.8 TWh 60.3 TWh 1.52 TWh 329 gCO2/kWh 61.1%
2018 64.1 TWh 61.5 TWh -2.54 TWh 348 gCO2/kWh 58.6%
2017 63.5 TWh 60.7 TWh -2.89 TWh 369 gCO2/kWh 56.3%
2016 64.2 TWh 59.2 TWh -5.02 TWh 345 gCO2/kWh 59.6%
2015 65.7 TWh 58.9 TWh -6.73 TWh 369 gCO2/kWh 57.6%
2014 64.9 TWh 57.8 TWh -7.13 TWh 357 gCO2/kWh 59.8%
2013 58.2 TWh 56.2 TWh -2.02 TWh 390 gCO2/kWh 54.6%
2012 58.5 TWh 58.8 TWh 250 GWh 487 gCO2/kWh 45.1%
2011 61.8 TWh 59.9 TWh -1.91 TWh 491 gCO2/kWh 45.4%
2010 60.4 TWh 58.2 TWh -2.27 TWh 425 gCO2/kWh 52.8%
2009 57.6 TWh 55.3 TWh -2.30 TWh 470 gCO2/kWh 47.4%
2008 64.9 TWh 60.6 TWh -4.25 TWh 498 gCO2/kWh 43.9%
2007 61.6 TWh 59.5 TWh -2.09 TWh 530 gCO2/kWh 38.5%
2006 62.6 TWh 58.3 TWh -4.27 TWh 530 gCO2/kWh 38.4%
2005 59.3 TWh 56.4 TWh -2.90 TWh 490 gCO2/kWh 43.4%
2004 56.5 TWh 55.3 TWh -1.18 TWh 518 gCO2/kWh 39.1%
2003 54.8 TWh 52.8 TWh -2.08 TWh 574 gCO2/kWh 33.1%
2002 54.4 TWh 51.6 TWh -2.85 TWh 515 gCO2/kWh 39.6%
2001 53.6 TWh 52.2 TWh -1.31 TWh 525 gCO2/kWh 38.0%
2000 51.6 TWh 50.9 TWh -700 GWh 514 gCO2/kWh 39.3%
1999 50.5 TWh 49.6 TWh -830 GWh 441 gCO2/kWh 46.5%
1998 53.0 TWh 53.4 TWh 390 GWh 436 gCO2/kWh 45.7%
1997 56.7 TWh 56.9 TWh 220 GWh 480 gCO2/kWh 40.4%
1996 61.0 TWh 61.8 TWh 810 GWh 560 gCO2/kWh 28.1%
1995 59.1 TWh 59.4 TWh 300 GWh 565 gCO2/kWh 28.3%
1994 55.0 TWh 55.8 TWh 720 GWh 592 gCO2/kWh 23.7%
1993 55.4 TWh 57.2 TWh 1.87 TWh 589 gCO2/kWh 23.1%
1992 54.0 TWh 58.2 TWh 4.20 TWh 588 gCO2/kWh 21.7%
1991 56.8 TWh 63.9 TWh 7.05 TWh 531 gCO2/kWh 25.7%
1990 64.3 TWh 73.8 TWh 9.48 TWh 584 gCO2/kWh 17.7%

Share of Generation by Source

Percent of total generation
YearCoalGasOther fossilNuclearHydroWindSolarBioenergy
202515.1%16.9%0.4%20.5%24.2%12.0%9.9%1.0%
202415.1%17.4%0.3%20.7%26.9%12.2%6.5%0.9%
202314.2%16.1%0.3%19.7%31.9%13.3%3.9%0.8%
202218.9%17.0%0.6%20.3%25.5%12.8%3.6%1.2%
202118.3%16.9%0.6%19.3%29.7%11.2%2.9%1.1%
202017.0%17.1%0.6%20.8%27.9%12.6%3.1%1.0%
201923.2%15.2%0.5%19.2%26.5%11.5%3.0%0.9%
201824.4%16.4%0.5%17.8%27.6%9.9%2.8%0.7%
201726.4%16.8%0.5%18.1%22.8%11.7%2.9%0.8%
201624.7%15.0%0.7%17.6%28.1%10.3%2.8%0.8%
201527.6%14.3%0.5%17.7%25.3%10.8%3.0%0.8%
201427.4%12.5%0.4%18.0%29.0%9.6%2.5%0.8%
201329.1%15.9%0.4%20.0%25.7%7.8%0.7%0.4%
201239.1%14.9%0.9%19.6%20.6%4.5%0.0%0.4%
201140.1%13.5%1.0%19.0%23.8%2.3%0.0%0.3%
201034.2%12.0%0.9%19.2%32.9%0.5%0.0%0.2%
200937.8%13.3%1.6%20.4%27.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
200839.8%15.3%1.0%17.3%26.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%
200740.8%18.8%1.9%12.5%25.9%0.0%0.0%0.1%
200640.2%18.9%2.5%9.0%29.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%
200536.9%16.2%3.4%9.4%34.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
200438.0%18.5%4.4%9.8%29.2%n/a0.0%0.0%
200342.6%17.7%6.6%9.0%24.2%n/a0.0%0.0%
200237.3%16.5%6.6%10.1%29.5%n/a0.0%0.0%
200136.8%15.1%10.1%10.2%27.9%n/a0.0%0.0%
200036.7%17.5%6.6%10.6%28.7%n/a0.0%0.0%
199929.1%16.7%7.7%10.3%36.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%
199827.3%19.2%7.8%10.0%35.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%
199729.7%17.8%12.1%9.5%30.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%
199633.5%27.4%11.0%2.3%25.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%
199534.9%27.0%9.8%0.0%28.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%
199435.7%30.1%10.5%0.0%23.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
199334.5%32.5%9.9%0.0%23.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
199234.0%36.1%8.3%0.0%21.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
199127.5%36.0%10.8%0.0%25.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
199028.8%35.1%18.4%0.0%17.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025.